"venal" in Chinese (Traditional)
可收買的貪贓的
Definition
一個可收買的人很容易被賄賂或腐化;他們願意為金錢或個人利益做不誠實的事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Venal” 多用於正式或書面語,常在討論貪腐、政治或法律時出現,語氣很強烈。常與“venal official”、“venal judge”搭配。不要與“venial”(輕微、可原諒的)混淆。平常口語中很少用。
Examples
The venal official accepted money to ignore the crime.
那位**可收買的**官員收錢後對犯罪視而不見。
Many people lost trust in the venal judge.
許多人對這位**貪贓的**法官失去了信任。
The company fired its venal managers after the scandal.
公司在醜聞後解僱了那些**可收買的**經理。
Everyone knew he was a venal politician who only cared about personal gain.
大家都知道他是一個只關心個人利益的**貪贓**政客。
Rumors about the agency’s venal practices spread quickly through the city.
關於那家機構**貪贓**行為的傳聞很快傳遍了城市。
It’s hard to create real change when so many leaders are venal.
當那麼多領導人都**可收買**時,很難實現真正的改變。